7. Similis factus sum pellicano solitudinis: factus sum sicut nicticorax in domicilio. ¶ Like .i. am made til the pellicane of anly stede: .i. am made as nyght rauen in the house euysynge [S eskyng. L evesyng. ȝ other MSS. euesyng.] . ¶ Raban and cassiodire says. that by there thre foghils ere vndirstandyn thre maner of men: by the pellicane, that is foghil of grete lennes, and is sustaynd with lytil mete. and fleghis noght with many, bot has delite be it ane. Heremytis ere likynd, that flees the felaghshipe of men, and punyssh thaire synnys, or louys god in anly stede. the nyght rauen bitakyns him that dwellis in his hous|ynge. bot he haldis him fra the comun sight of men. and fles the ese of this life, lufand the nyght of penaunce.
The Psalter, or Psalms of David and certain canticles / with a translation and exposition in English by Richard Rolle of Hampole ; ed. from manuscripts by the Rev. H. R. Bramley ... With an introduction and glossary.
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- The Psalter, or Psalms of David and certain canticles / with a translation and exposition in English by Richard Rolle of Hampole ; ed. from manuscripts by the Rev. H. R. Bramley ... With an introduction and glossary.
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- 1884.
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"The Psalter, or Psalms of David and certain canticles / with a translation and exposition in English by Richard Rolle of Hampole ; ed. from manuscripts by the Rev. H. R. Bramley ... With an introduction and glossary." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AJF7399.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 11, 2024.